Oligosoma homalonotum

Oligosoma homalonotum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species: Oligosoma homalonotum

Name

• Oligosoma homalonotum (Boulenger, 1906)
  • Original combination: Lygosoma homalonotum
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique
    • Description:
    • Repository: Whanganui Regional Museum
  • Type locality: 'Flat Island, Mokohinau Group, N.W. of Great Barrier Island' [in error for Great Barrier Island]

References

• Baling, M.; Gleeson, D. 2004: Population genetic structure of the ornate (Cyclodina ornata) and copper (C. aenea) skinks on Great Barrier Island: applications to the endangered chevron skinks (Oligosoma homalonotum). In: Proceedings of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 31: 99–100. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2004.9518364
• Boulenger, G.A. 1906: Descriptions of two new lizards from New Zealand. Annals and magazine of natural history (7), 17: 369–371, plate X. BHL
• Hardy, G.S. 1977: The New Zealand Scincidae (Reptilia: Lacertilia); a taxonomic and zoogeographic study. New Zealand journal of zoology 4(3): 221–325. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1977.9517956 . Gbooks. Reference page.  see p. 237
• Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.K.; Daugherty, C.H. (compilers) 2009: New Zealand living and recently extinct reptiles. P. 542 in:
• King, C.M., Roberts, C.D., Bell, B.D., Fordyce, R.E., Nicoll, R.S., Worthy, T.H., Paulin, C.D., Hitchmough, R.A., Keyes, I.W., Baker, A.N., Stewart, A.L., Hiller, N., McDowall, R.M., Holdaway, R.N., McPhee, R.P., Schwarzhans, W.W., Tennyson A.J.D., Rust, S. & McCadie, I. 2009. Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. Pp. 431–551 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2009. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia. Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8 Reference page. 
• McCann, C. 1955. The lizards of New Zealand. Gekkonidae and Scincidae. Dominion Museum bulletin (17). Reference page. 
• Neilson, K.; Curran, J.M.; Towns, D.R.; Jamieson, H. 2006: Habitat use by chevron skinks (Oligosoma homalonotum) (Sauria: Scincidae) on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. New Zealand journal of ecology, 30 (3): 345–356.
• Worthy, T.H. 1991. Fossil skink bones from Northland, New Zealand, and description of a new species of Cyclodina, Scincidae. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 21(4): 329–348. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1991.10420831 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: chevron skink